LOT 8 16 1/2 x 69 x 8 1/2 ins (42 x 175 x 22cm) A ship builder's half-block model of the three-masted sailing ship Lota, English, circa 1891,
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A ship builder's half-block model of the three-masted sailing ship Lota, English, circa 1891,
the natural wood model of bread-and-butter construction painted black above the waterline with nickel-plated fittings and two lifeboats mounted on davits, in original glazed mahogany case with ivory maker's plate, 16 1/2 x 69 x 8 1/2 ins (42 x 175 x 22cm)
|Lota was built in 1891 by the shipyard Robert Thompson & Sons on behalf of the ship-owner C. Donald, Adams & Co of Greenock. It was sold in 1900 to the shipyard Turner, Edwards & Co. of Bristol, who resold it in 1912 to the Norwegian shipyard Hannevig Chr. In April 1915, it was transferred to the company Transatlantic Motor Ship Co. and was equipped with a diesel auxiliary engine. On 19th September 1915, it sank with it's cargo of oil during a Philadelphia to Marseilles crossing, off the coast of Sable Island (Canada).
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2018年5月10-13日
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